Confidentiality agreement

Ownership of intellectual creations

Ownership of intellectual creations produced by a staff member, fellow or expert

Within the scope of their duties

Outside the scope of their duties

Belongs to ESA

ESA's DG may give and award to the staff member or authorise them to exploit the rights concurrently with ESA or waive those rights in favour of the staff member, provided that this does not prejudice the rights of Member States

Belongs to ESA staff member, fellow or expert

The staff member, fellow or expert should always notify their intellectual creation in order to allow assessment in respect of their duties

Ownership of intellectual creations produced by contractors

When ESA contractors create a work, they hold the ownership since ESA considers that the originator of the said work is best placed to exploit it